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Willie Corduff giving welcoming speech to assembled hordes at Ballinaboy.
mayo / environment Sunday March 12, 2006 - 01:20 by Terry   text 4 comments (last - thursday march 16, 2006 - 19:19)   image 6 images
Short report on this weekend's activities in Rossport Solidarity Camp, including lots of visitors, tours, music, etc.. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Sunday March 12, 2006 - 00:16 by Terry
An interview with a person involved in campaigning against mountain top removal, basically strip mining on steroids, in the United States. ... read full story / add a comment
Boycott Killer Coke
dublin / worker & community struggles and protests Saturday March 11, 2006 - 16:55 by Boycott Killer Coke   text 9 comments (last - wednesday march 15, 2006 - 11:28)   image 4 images
There was an excellent response to the boycott coke stall on Saturday outside the GPO with a large amount of interest from passers by and the general public. ... read full story / add a comment
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clare / crime and justice Saturday March 11, 2006 - 00:59 by Conor Cregan   text 7 comments (last - monday march 13, 2006 - 10:23)   image 1 image
On Thursday 9th March 2006 four Peace Activists were acquitted at Shannon District Court as the charges brought by An Garda Siochána were withdrawn at the behest of the D.P.P.

These charges regarded an incident at Shannon Airport on the 17th September 2005 where a group of members from Na Cosantóirí Síochána (the Peace Network) hung a banner on the balcony at the airport to protest the use of Shannon Airport by the CIA in the illegal programme of “Extraordinary Rendition”

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international / miscellaneous Saturday March 11, 2006 - 00:40 by hs   text 1 comment (last - saturday june 23, 2007 - 18:07)   image 1 image
The SSP party conference has just taken place. The main debates centered on the political future of the SSP, including the leaderships attempt to pull out of first past the post elections and it's futher campaign to create a broadbased independence popular front. I've compiled a number of reports from the weekly worker, cwi, ssp official website, mainstream press and the british socialist worker. ... read full story / add a comment
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antrim / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 09, 2006 - 18:22 by Magdalenatotlany   text 7 comments (last - saturday april 01, 2006 - 20:24)   image 16 images
march 8th on Falls Road 8Béal Feirste) ... read full story / add a comment
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dublin / rights, freedoms and repression Thursday March 09, 2006 - 16:30 by Labour Youth   text 6 comments (last - sunday march 12, 2006 - 16:53)   image 3 images
There was an excellent attendance at the public forum hosted by Labour Youth on the topic of "Is Feminism Dead?" in Wynns Hotel on Wednesday night. The speakers Niav Keating of BODY, Liz Mc Manus T.D., Rossana Flynn of Residents Against Racism and Ailbhe Smyth of WERRC argued why they thought Feminism was still relevant. ... read full story / add a comment
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national / racism & migration related issues Thursday March 09, 2006 - 15:42 by Jim   text 8 comments (last - friday july 16, 2010 - 13:19)   image 10 images
A protest of Somali Asylum Seekers took place today outside the Dáil. It was supported by Residents Against Racism. The asylum seekers are faced with deportation from the state despite the fact that Somalia is an unsafe corrupt country. Human rights abuses are widespread and women and children are subjected to Female Genital Mutilation(FGM).

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international / miscellaneous Thursday March 09, 2006 - 14:01 by anony   text 6 comments (last - wednesday march 22, 2006 - 00:01)
NOTE FROM AN EDITOR - It has come to attention of lists that the quotes in this article are in dispute - please read the comments for peer review of this working the way it is supposed to

In his first public statements since Haiti's Feb. 7 elections, former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide has said he respects the Haitian people and the way that they voted. ... read full story / add a comment

international / anti-war / imperialism Thursday March 09, 2006 - 10:33 by Seán Ryan   text 4 comments (last - tuesday march 14, 2006 - 23:40)
China has launched a scathing reply to the American State Department's yearly report on Human Rights Violations. ... read full story / add a comment
galway / politics / elections Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 23:11 by MarkK   text 11 comments (last - sunday march 12, 2006 - 01:34)
MICHAEL D HIGGINS’S drawn-out decision on whether to remain in politics has left the Labour Party facing a possible west coast crisis as local councillors rebel against the party. After months of uncertainty, Mr Higgins told Labour's Galway West constituency council meeting on Friday night that he would allow his name to go forward for selection at convention. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 21:31 by c murray   text 21 comments (last - friday march 10, 2006 - 19:47)
The call to protest at the Barronstown site on the M3 kells to Clonee
has been cancelled, due to lack of interest.
The campaign will release the letters tomorrow in Dublin.
there has been no feed in on the newswire, calls, or
feed in on the events calender.
Apologies to anyone who wanted to go, but the situation is out of my control.
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Saving Icelanders at the Bellanaboy the gas refinery site
mayo / anti-capitalism Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 20:20 by EC / Terry   text 3 comments (last - saturday february 20, 2021 - 11:46)   image 4 images
Four activists from the Saving Iceland campaign visited Rossport this week meet with Shell to Sea campaigners from the area and the solidarity camp. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 17:38 by The Pen
Two Ógra Shinn Féin members are this week on a fact finding mission in Corsica ... read full story / add a comment
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national / worker & community struggles and protests Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 16:30 by Boycott Killer Coke   text 10 comments (last - friday march 10, 2006 - 16:00)   image 4 images
As part of a national day of action a boycott coke stall is been run in Trinity College pictured above. The stall is collecting signatures for the removal of coke from the entire TCD campus. It is already boycotted by the Student Union shops following two votes by students in support of the boycott.

Despite the student union being mandated to provide information about the boycott to Trinity Students it is been left to activists to distribute information about the boycott and why it was called. ... read full story / add a comment
national / environment Wednesday March 08, 2006 - 11:12 by Sis
The NRA sponsored programme of excavation at two sites, subject of factual dispute in the case of V. salafia VS Meath County council , The NRA and the Dept of the Environment are currently being excavated.
The TaraWatch campaign is issuing a call to protest tomorrow 9/03/06 at Barronstown site, which is partially excavated.
We are releasing the disallowed oral evidence of the three expert witnesses
Dr's Edel breathnach, Conor Newman, and Joe fenwick. ... read full story / add a comment
dublin / anti-capitalism Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 22:52 by BC   text 5 comments (last - thursday march 09, 2006 - 11:29)
A personal report of a couple of left wing events in Dublin last weekend, beginning with a bit of browsing at the Anarchist Bookfair and continuing with a couple of meetings at the "Marxism 2006" conference. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 06:04 by Ciaron   text 4 comments (last - wednesday march 08, 2006 - 03:53)
SOLIDARITY WITH ANTI-WAR PRISONERS
They're in Jail for Us, We're on the Loose for Them!
Write them a letter or send them a card expressing solidarity.

*When sending a postcard or letter use federal prison numbers where listed.
*Checklisted websites for background & updates on prisoners, movements & release dates. ... read full story / add a comment
international / miscellaneous Tuesday March 07, 2006 - 03:26 by Robbie Sinnott   audio 3 audio files
All audio is mp3 128kbps

History and Background of Biafran Separatist Nationalism (21mins 20secs)

http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/madu.mp3

Madu's Experiences as a Refugee (20 mins)
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/2005.18.maduphone.mp3

Update on Madu's situation - phone interview from refugee hostel on Kinsale Road, Co. Cork.
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/2005.18.maduphone.mp3
... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Monday March 06, 2006 - 18:13 by cafe   text 2 comments (last - tuesday march 07, 2006 - 11:26)
The Labour Party will use its private members time in the Seanad this week to facilitate debate on a cross party motion proposing the appointment of a Select Committee of Senators to examine and report back on claims that U.S. aircraft landing at Irish airports have been involved in the so-called extraordinary rendition of prisoners. ... read full story / add a comment
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